Aristotle Capital Boston LLC Reduces Holdings in Americold Realty Trust Inc. $COLD

Aristotle Capital Boston LLC decreased its position in Americold Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE:COLD) by 9.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 729,791 shares of the company’s stock after selling 73,093 shares during the period. Aristotle Capital Boston LLC’s holdings in Americold Realty Trust were worth $9,385,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Boothbay Fund Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Americold Realty Trust in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $459,000. Gillson Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of Americold Realty Trust during the 4th quarter worth approximately $9,030,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 82.4% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 306,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,936,000 after purchasing an additional 138,230 shares during the period. Jain Global LLC boosted its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 1,161.9% during the 4th quarter. Jain Global LLC now owns 441,072 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,672,000 after purchasing an additional 406,120 shares during the period. Finally, Amundi boosted its position in shares of Americold Realty Trust by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Amundi now owns 156,358 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,011,000 after purchasing an additional 10,253 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 98.14% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $15.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, June 1st. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Americold Realty Trust from $14.00 to $15.50 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research report on Friday, March 27th. Compass Point assumed coverage on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research report on Wednesday, March 18th. They set a “buy” rating and a $14.50 price objective for the company. Finally, Piper Sandler started coverage on shares of Americold Realty Trust in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They set a “neutral” rating and a $13.00 price objective for the company. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Americold Realty Trust presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $14.71.

Americold Realty Trust Stock Performance

Shares of COLD stock opened at $14.12 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.11, a current ratio of 0.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.27. Americold Realty Trust Inc. has a 52 week low of $10.10 and a 52 week high of $17.52. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.03 billion, a PE ratio of -36.21 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $13.76 and a two-hundred day moving average of $12.86.

Americold Realty Trust (NYSE:COLD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The company reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by $0.33. Americold Realty Trust had a negative net margin of 4.29% and a negative return on equity of 3.73%. The company had revenue of $629.87 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $613.77 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.34 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up .2% compared to the same quarter last year. Americold Realty Trust has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Americold Realty Trust Inc. will post 1.16 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Americold Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 30th will be issued a $0.23 dividend. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.5%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 30th. Americold Realty Trust’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -235.90%.

About Americold Realty Trust

Americold Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust specializing in temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics solutions. The company owns, operates, and develops a global network of cold storage facilities designed to support the storage, handling, and distribution of perishable products. Services include blast freezing, repacking, labeling, cross-docking, and transportation management, all integrated to streamline clients’ cold chain operations and help ensure product quality and safety from origin to point of consumption.

With roots dating back to the early 20th century, Americold has expanded through strategic acquisitions and facility development to become one of the world’s largest publicly traded cold storage providers.